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RBI Governor's top agenda "Inflation management"
Newly appointed Governor Reserve Bank of India(RBI)to Dr.D.Subba Rao who assumed charge on September 5, 2008 told <whispersinthecorridors.com> that inflation management tops his agenda.
Shashank Shekhar Singh to move to Delhi ?
After Shailesh Krishna, it's going to be the turn of all powerful Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh. Buzz is that Shashank Shekhar Singh is being shifted to Delhi by BSP Chief Mayawati.
In situ promotion for 1975 batch unlikely
As the grapevine has it, in situ promotion for empanelled IAS officers of 1975 batch, as Secretaries, in Government of India (GoI) is now being denied. Reason being given for this is non availability of any vacancy.
Rajgopalan Doraiswami to be new Gujarat CS !
Rajgopalan Doraiswami is likely to be appointed as new Chief Secretary of the Gujarat Government. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre.
Deepak Krishnan to be GM of Eastern Railway ?
Deepak Krishnan is likely to be appointed General Manager of the Eastern Railway. He is an IRSE officer.
Raghu Menon to continue as CMD,Air India
It is understood that Raghu Menon Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD)of the National Aviation Company of India Limited(NACIL),i.e.Air India who had assumed charge on April 1,2008 is quite well & is going to continue as the CMD Air India. Menon who is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch belongs to the Nagaland cadre.Earlier, he was Special Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation

Early General elections forecast
An early poll to the Lok Sabha is on the anvil, feel political pundits. May be in December.
Energy security to be Congress's main poll plank
Energy security is going to be the main poll plank of the Congress party for next elections.
An uphill task for Congress & partners
Majority stake holder in the UPA Government - the Congress party & its partner parties - face an uphill task of en-cashing the recent nuclear deal to their favour in next polls (both State Assemblies as well as the Lok Sabha poll).

Mathur is now Additional Secretary Defence
RK Mathur has joined the Ministry of Defence as Additional Secretary. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
( We said this on August 30 )
It has now become a trend in Orissa !
1976 batch IPS officer, AS Bedi, was next in line for promotion to DG rank. But since his batch mate Praharaj is all set to become the next DGP, the government is promptly initiating a proceeding against Bedi to deny him promotion. It has now become a predictable trend in Orissa to suspend/proceed against any outsider officer just before his promotion to benefit insider Oriya officers. IG S Marik is a case in point.
Post of Vigilance Commissioner vacant in Gujarat
The post of Vigilance Commissioner is lying vacant as the tenure of outgoing chief Ashok Chawla has already concluded.
Imbroglio over Home Secretary Chandigarh, still unresolved
Imbroglio over appointment of Home Secretary to the Chandigarh Administration has still remained unresolved.
Tie for the post of Home Secretary Chandigarh
Grapevine has it that the tie for the post of Home Secretary Chandigarh is between Ramniwas & RR Jowel.
Will old panel be revived for Home Secy, Chandigarh?
As there is a tie for the post of Home Secretary Chandigarh between Ramniwas & RR Jowel, there are reports that the old panel may be revived and Roshanlal may be selected for the job. Other officers of the old panel are already out of the race.
Naik Shreeniwas is Director Shipping
Naik Shreeniwas is Director Shipping. He is a Central Customs & Excise officer of the 1993 batch.
Raju Kumar is back from long leave
1991 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Raj Kumar is back from long leave.
GS Sandhu to be Housing Commissioner, Haryana
GS Sandhu, on his return from Central deputation, is going to be tipped as the Commissioner, Haryana Housing Board. Sandhu, who was Joint Secretary Industry in GoI, is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch. He belongs to the Haryana cadre.
NATRIP CEO's post to be filled up
The post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) NATRIP in the Ministry of Heavy Industries is yet to be filled up. Though, it is more than two weeks since the post was advertised, only three incumbents have applied. Interestingly, no IAS officer for this Joint Secretary level post has applied so far.
Manish Sharma will be DTP, Dubai
Manish Sharma, who so far was Director ,Security with the Airports Authority of India (AAI), will now be going to Dubai as Director Tea Promotion (DTP). Besides having done MBA, he also did a course in Export Promotion which is going to be quite handy for Manish Sharma who is a Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS from the 1992 batch.
Gyaneshwar Singh is Director ,Security(AAI)
Gyaneshwar Singh is new Director, Security, with the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Singh who is a Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer belongs to the 1999 batch. His post has been redesignated as General Manager(GM) Security.
R V Raju relieved for J & K
Joint Director CBI R V Raju has been relieved on Monday to join the parent J & K cadre.1975 batch IPS officer Raju will get DG rank in the state.
( We said this on August 27)
Ajoy Sharma to join GoI
Ajoy Sharma is going on deputation to the Government of India to join the Ministry of Civil Aviation. He is 1999 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
1993 batch IAS to get super-time scale
Three 1993 batch IAS officers Ms Avinash Kumar, S S Meena and S Sharma are being given super-time scale in Jharkhand.
IPS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
There is IPS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh. New postings are :-Mssrs G P Sharma IG Agra,Gubachan Lal IG PAC Lucknow,K K Saxena IG HRC,Harish Chandra Kashyap IG Gorakhpur,Vijay Kumar DIG Azamgarh,Abhinyu Tripathi DIG CBCID,Brijbhushan DIG Azamgarh,Ramit Sharma SP Azamgarh,Sanjay Srivastava SP Chandauli,A Satish Ganesh SSP Mathura,Vijay Kumar Meena PAC Gonda and V K Garg SPEOW.
IAS changes in TamilNadu
S. Swarna has been appointed Joint Commissioner (Disaster Management and Mitigation), Revenue Administration Department, vice Ranvir Prasad.T. Udhayachandran, will now be ED of the Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women. Sudeep Jain has been made MD of theTamilNadu Industrial Explosives.
IPS reshuffle in J & K
There is major IPS reshuffle in J & K. New postings are :- Mssrs S M Sahai IG Crime,B Srinivas IG Kashmir,S P Vaid IG Home Guards,L I Mohanty IG Human Rights,Dilbag Singh IG Traffic,Mohammad Amin Shah IG Telecom,Ravinder Kotwal MD Police Housing Corporation,Farooq Ahmed IG CID,Niyaz Mehmood DIG South Kashmir,Abdul Subhan Lone DIG Armed Police Kashmir,K K Saini DIG Rajouri and Poonch,P R Manhas DIG Home Guards,Munir Ahmad Khan DIG Central Kashmir and Abdul Gani Mir DIG North Kashmir Range.
IPS postings in Punjab
Gautam Cheema will now be SP Crime Chandigarh.Arpit Sharma will continue to be SP Intelligence.
IAS changes in Punjab
IAS changes were made on Monday.. Surjit Singh, Deputy Commissioner Mansa has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib vice . Ashok Kumar Singla and Kumar Rahul, Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare posted as Deputy Commissioner, Mansa vice Surjit Singh. Besides Vijay Namdeorao Zade, A.D.C (Dev.), Bathinda would be the Additional Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Patiala against vacant post. Smt. Kavita Mohan Singh Chouhan S.D.M. Roopnagar posted as A.D.C. (Dev) Ropar relieving the departmental officer, Smt. Shruti Singh, S.D.M Chamkaur Sahib has been transferred as A.D.C. (Dev.) Bathinda vice Vijay Namdeorao Zade.
A bureaucratic reshuffle on cards in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
A bureaucratic reshuffle is going to take place in Rajasthan.This will perhaps the last reshuffle before assembly polls were held in Rajasthan.
A bureaucratic reshuffle on the anvil in Haryana (UPDATED)
A bureaucratic reshuffle is going to take place in Haryana.

Kumawat to be new DG BSF (UPDATED)
Special Secretary Home M L Kumawat will be new DG of the BSF.1972 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer Kumawat will succeed A K Mitra who is retiring on September 30.ACC has cleared the Appointment of Kumawat.

CORPORATE
Kanwar Vivek quits ICICI
Kanwar Vivek has quit the ICICI to join Birla Sun Life Distribution Company Ltd (BSDL as its Chief Executive Officer.
STC & MMTC present cheques to Kamal Nath for PMNRF
The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd.(STC) has contributed a sum of Rs 1 crore towards Prime Minister's National Relief Fund(OMNRF) for the welfare of those devastated by unprecedented floods in Bihar. The cheque was presented by Dr. Arvind Pandalai CMD, STC, to Kamal Nath Indian Minister for Commerce and Industry in Delhi on September 4,2008.Also, a cheque of Rs.50 lakh was handed over by Sanjiv Batra CMD, MMTC, to the Commerce and Industry Minister for the same cause.

India Tourism, Tokyo Receives Awards at Busan International Travel Fair 2008
India Tourism (Tokyo), Indian Ministry of Tourism participated in the 11th Busan International Travel Fair 2008. The Fair which is currently on (5th to 8th September, 2008) in Busan, South Korea was attended by more than 200 organisations from over 30 countries. In a Presentation Ceremony at the Fair, India Tourism, Tokyo was awarded the following awards:(i ) Best Tourism Promotion Award(ii) Best Tourism Publicity Award & (iii)Best Folklore Performance Award.The Indian Pavilion was well appreciated by the Mayor of Busan. In addition to this promotional event India Tourism (Tokyo) also launched a month long India Promotional Exhibition in the Busan Tower. The inauguration ceremony of this function was attended by the Vice-Mayor of Busan and other dignitaries. Simultaneously an advertising campaign has been launched in Seoul and Busan in the print media. Last year 70,000 visas were issued to the Korean tourists i.e an increase of 51% during the last three years. A double digit growth is expected in 2008 also.Tourist Arrivals from East Asia are expected to be on an upswing and Japan will contribute substantially in this regard. India Tourism (Tokyo) is participating in JATA 2008 - a travel fair from 19th September 2008 to 21st September 2008 and Namaste India from 27th September 2008 to 28th September 2008. In addition the Ambassador of India, Japan will be flagging of 10 velo-taxis wrapped in the Incredible India theme on 18th September 2008 as a part of the Outdoor Advertising Campaign

Rohit Bhandari is Sr. VP, AXN & Animax India

Rohit Bhandari has been promoted as Senior Vice President by AXN and Animax, India.
Sunder Aaron is business head, Sony PIX

Sunder Aaron business head of AXN, Animax and Pix will now be concentrating on the film channel, Sony PIX.
Future TV appoints Ashim Mohanty as content head

Future TV has roped in Ashim Mohanty of Times Now as content head.
M M Satish quits T-Series
M M Satish, president : T-Series Public Performance License (TPPL) has resigned to pursue his passion in Bollywood script writing.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Inside info is that those who were against the Deal talked of India 's past!!!!
Citing emergency and votes for cash doubts on India 's Democracy were cast!!
Aim was to show that India had an element of Republic de kela or banana!!!
So as to keep on their chants of na na (no no)!!!!
Our Leaders should remember that World does not forgive or forget,
When by the largest Democracy democratic norms are not met!!!
Australia says that Uranium sale ban on India will stay!!!
'Will only sell uranium to NPT signatories' karr rahe hai Aussies say!!
Though they say Australia will come around!!!!
After some modality in the renegotiated Indo Aussie Energy Cooperation is found!!
BJP should bring out what woes the Deal's distraction has brought!!!
And in the end even votes had to be bought!!!!
In fact for 3 years with the Deal our PM was totally engrossed!!!
Didn't bother as 12% inflation crossed!!!
He had no time to look into security woes,
On both internal security and food security India hit new lows!!
BJP needs to bring this out,
Apart from compromises made in the Deal this Deal afflicted this Sarkaar with gout!!!
Karat says Commies will work to ensure that this Deal is dumped!!!!
And what cannot be dumped will ultimately be lumped!!!
Because Commies don't want India to go Nuclear,
And why they don't want India to go Nuclear is very clear!!!
BJP wants a Nuclear Deal but wants to know the price India is paying!!!
Not the Deal but the unwarranted compromises made is what BJP is flaying!!!
SP wants an all India Alliance with Congress,
And for this Amar karr raha hai arduously press!!!
But seems Congress wants to limit alliance to Uttar Pradesh!!!
Despite best efforts Amar seems not to be getting the sandesh!!!
SP's strategy is to show that to Congress SP is being abs truthful!!!!
If Alliance does not materialize then SP will have grounds to give Congress a mouthful!
So Rahul Baba please do realize that in negotiations you are dealing with a snake!!!
And if Alliance does not materialize you'll get to hear all the hisses Amar will make!!
Laloo they say is no longer gung ho about Congress SP talks!!!!
From an ardent supporter no this new alliance Laloo literally stalks!!
In Delhi its high time BJP got its act together and announce who the CM will be!!!
Recent gains for doing so it can see!!!!
BJP also needs to counter Delhi Government's campaign on the Telly,
Show that Dixit Sarkaar has just created problems in Delhi!!!!
And now she's trying to gloss over the scars with this ad campaign!!!
BJP should bring out the Public's pain!!!
Amrinder's biggest hope is that Badal's outdid and are outdoing him in hay making!!!!
Sun is shining on Badals and a lot of hay in they are baling and taking!!!
And Sonia must talk to Amrinder about his overseas jaunts!!!!
Amrinder is himself deafly in love and cant hear 'buddha karre aashiqi' taunts!!!
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac takeover means a lot of money will go down the bottomless hole!
And US Tax Payer will foot the bill for this dole!!
Confucius says…… The US economy's woes are caused by a spendthriftness!!!!
Spendthriftness , printing money and bailing out defaulters have caused in US a lot of mess!!!
Adds..... Indian Markets are US Markets are connected!!!
Please do not believe experts who say that India is now disconnected!!!

Flash..... With 'Amaritis' Jaya Bachchan has been afflicted!!!
When one is struck with Amaritis with creating tiffs one is afflicted!!!

Jaya did a tongue and cheek and she's got herself in a fix!!!!
If she does not apologize hubby's Lear and son's Drona will be hit for a six

Bharat Kumar

Forum
Solution to IT deduction from arrears required
I would like to suggest to the Finance Minister to kindly find out a solution to income tax deduction from the arrears being paid for 6th Pay Commission as these arrears pertain to last more than 2 years. Some relaxation be given in this regard, all and sundry, as has been done in the case of Group D Employees.
Lalit Suri

Children Education allowance !
One may understand the rejoices and resentments with Sixth Pay commission recommendations...it is difficult to keep all happy .
One observation on a seemingly minor but quite important issue with far reaching consequences is - the Children Education allowance.
Pay commission with its member secretary as a women and some more senior women advisor/ members in Secretariat of the commission; could have had thought of giving some additional advantages and special considerations for the education of a single girl child (in comparison to uniform 2 child recommendations) and promoting the very relevant cause of building into the psyche of at least in Government Personnel the importance of a girl child. May be time is not lost !!!!
Ashish

Sixth PC has done injustice
Through your esteemed column I take the opportunity to raise my voice against the injustice done by the sixth pay commission with the LDCs of CSCS. Pay Scale of LDC has been placed in PB-1 with grade pay of Rs. 1900 only 100 rupees more than peons/Gr. D while the next grade pay for UDCs and Assistant has been fixed at 2400 and 4200 respectively. It is quite evident from Pay commission's report that LDCs has been equated with peons/Gr.D and on the other hand our superiors/bosses expects us to work as a dealing hand. More than 90% of direct entry LDCs are dealing with the files in the Secretariat. A direct recruit LDC has to pass three tier examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission and most of them are graduates. They are working at par with the UDCs and Assistants in their offices. But on the salary front they are getting equal to daftary/peons. It is kindly requested to the PM/FM to have a single look at this disparity and save the dignity of clerical staffs of the Secretariat.
Shailendra

It is utmost shocking
The news of passing away of SK Arora was read with utmost shock and grief. Late Arora was general manager of NCDC, New Delhi, in 1980s. kindly convey my hearlt felt sympathies to the bereaved family.
Surinder Singh

Arora was one of the finest IAS officers
SK Arora was a brilliant officer. One of the finest IAS officers, He has made his mark whichever ministry/department he worked for. I feel so sad hearing about the demise. My heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.
G Mohanty
Bihar Floods hold several lessons
I entirely agree with Rajesh Kumar. I had posted similar views on the issue very recently, which were not carried by you. You may include them now in 'forum' to bring greater clarity to this important matter.
KD Joyal
CSSS please listen!
It was a hillarious comedy to read the views of Kaushal and Kevin about CSS and CSSS. I do not know which CSSS (Officer?) is posted with Cabinet Secretary/Foreign Secretary or other IAS/IFS Officer after clearing the exam + dictation i.e. Steno Grade-D Exam. My dear friend, while pleading for your case at least factually be honest. CSSS officials are very efficient we know but do not make such comparisons on which others will laugh and that itself will show your competence as a CSSS official. Please try to understand that PA are "Personal Assistant" and nothing else. You can not make him Cabinet Secretary overnight (he will remain personal or private in the entire service). First try to remove this nomenclature from your service, if you want some respect from others.
It was also amusing to read the comments of RK Gupta in the Forum earlier, about CSS Rules and 'Biharis'. I was somewhat surprised to see such type of unethical/unparliamentary views in a reputed forum like this (Bihari etc.). Anyway, this reflects on the mentality of the writer and not on the website.
Again, I have just one suggestion. Why not we do a genuine evaluation of the work done by the stenographers. (do not just exaggerate a service by saying CSSS Officer etc... as some day peons will say they belong to Indian Peon Service). Is it not a fact that Stenographers are required to assist the Officers by taking dictations, typing letters, attending phone calls etc. only. Why should a substantive amount of Government money is wasted by creating a separate service for such type of jobs, which practically have no role to play in decision making or implementation process of the Government. Why not Government outsource this job completely and young dynamic people are taken on contract basis for manning such jobs. (However for some confidential work at higher level, you can have very small amount of PA/PS in regular service). Why to pamper a specific breed of stenos in the form of PS/PPS/Sr.PPS/PSO, just for having them as "Personal Staff". This is just demeaning for the CSSS staff also as they become "personal assistant/personal secretary" to an officer and not an official assistant.
Why should we waste government money on such type of staffing when there is already an initiative to prune the Government staff.
I would sincerely urge Government to confine the scope of PA/PS upto level of PS only (and they too be attached to very senior officers such as JS/Secretary only). For lower level officers, this job can be completely outsourced to get computer proficient stenographers from market on contract basis. The existing staff may be absorbed in CSS or any other service, keeping in view their suitability (through the process of selection by Examination/Interview etc. through UPSC). This will be a great savings on part of the Government and the war between CSS and CSSS will stop forever. ANY TAKERS for this suggestions??? I hope Kaushal , Kelvin and Gupta are listening..
S K Tripathi